Visual novel - a novice guide to the genre of games

In the Western world, you are familiar with genre games such as first person shooter games, console role play, puzzle games etc. Games such as Halo and Final Fantasy series dominate the Western game market. But in the West there is a genre of less noticeable games - visual novels.
Visual novel (VN) is a popular game genre in Japan that dominates the Japanese game market with thousands of available titles. As its name suggests, the main focus of VN is that story. They are typically characterized by vivid animated style artwork juxtaposed with text, static background, music, sound effects, and voice acting. Game play is kept to a minimum. Most of the interaction is realized by clicking the screen and advancing the story. VN may or may not have decision points. Decision points can affect the results of the story.
The vast majority of VNs usually have schools and worship and romantic themes. In these VNs, you play the role of a male character with a romantic prospect of one or more women. "Otto Game" reverses this role - a female character with a romantic prospect of one or more men. However, there are several VNs where romance is not the main focus. An example is the Phoenix Wright series. VN genres include various themes such as Mecha, Yaoi, Lily (Relationship between Gay and Lesbian respectively), Magical Girl, Medieval Theme, but they are not limited to them.
Many VNs include lovers and adult scenes. The VN containing them is not necessarily a bad thing. With a romantic theme story, you can strengthen the relationship between the two characters. However, with the "excuse plot" to justify it, there is a VN that focuses mainly on hentai. On the other hand, there are VNs without such content. Even if you are an adult, even if you play at VN regardless of age, you can do a wonderful story in the same way.
There is a VN on both the PC and the video game console. When playing Japanese VN on your PC, you need to change the locale of the system to Japanese, or use AppLocale when using Windows. Otherwise, garbled text will be displayed. However, there is a translation group that translated many Japanese VNs into English.
A good way to wet your feet with the VN scene is to play homemade things. There are many free English VNs created using free VN creation software Ren & Py. Once you are ready, you can see some Japanese professional VN with Visual Novel Database. Game demos can be found on each developer's site.
Visual novels can act as breaks from today's action-oriented games. Try it today - attractive plots, vibrant animated style arts, and charming characters, I want to play more.
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